Apple Aperture Getting Started - Manual (Page 156)

156 Chapter 14 An Overview of Image Adjustments
You can make the following adjustments to images in Aperture.
Displaying the Adjustment Controls
You can quickly display the Adjustments Inspector and the Adjustments HUD.
To view the Adjustments Inspector, do one of the following:
m Choose Window > Show Inspectors (or press I) to show the Inspectors panel.
m Choose Window > Show Adjustments (or press Control-A).
To view the Adjustments HUD, do one of the following:
m Choose Window > Show Adjustments HUD (or press H).
m Click the Adjustments HUD button in the Toolbar.
Adjustment Function
Red Eye Correction Reduces red-eye in the eyes of the subjects in your images. Used in
conjunction with the Red Eye tool.
Spot & Patch Retouches imperfections in an image, such as sensor dust and dirt.
Used in conjunction with the Spot & Patch tool.
Straighten Levels the image’s horizon. Used in conjunction with the
Straighten tool.
Crop Trims the image. Used in conjunction with the Crop tool.
Levels Selectively adjusts the tonal range of an image.
Exposure Adjusts black, gray, and white tints, exposure, saturation, contrast,
and brightness.
Highlights & Shadows Selectively adjusts the exposure in the shadows and highlights of
an image.
Color Adjusts the color of an image.
White Balance Sets an image’s white balance by adjusting its color temperature
and tint.
Monochrome Mixer Selectively controls the source red, green, and blue color channels
when a color image is converted to grayscale.
Sepia Tone Changes a color image to sepia. Allows you to desaturate the color
image to the level of sepia coloring you want.
Noise Reduction Reduces digital noise in an image.
Edge Sharpen Sharpens the image.